capot
1the taking by one player of all the tricks of a deal, as in piquet.
Origin of capot
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French also has, in various games, the phrase faire capot, with a meaning like that of faire domino.
The Romance of Words (4th ed.) | Ernest WeekleyThis, with forty for the capot, makes a hundred and sixty-three.
The Sharper Detected and Exposed | Jean-Eugne Robert-HoudinFound a small red capot hung upon a tree; this my interpreter informed me was a sacrifice by some Indians to the bon Dieu.
The Expeditions of Zebulon Montgomery Pike, Volume I (of 3) | Elliott CouesToday (Apr. 4th) he asked me for a needle and thread to sew the sleeve of his capot which this ghost!
La Ronge Journal, 1823 | George Nelsoncapot, ka-pot′, n. the winning of all the tricks at the game of piquet, and scoring forty.
British Dictionary definitions for capot
/ (kəˈpɒt) /
piquet the winning of all the tricks by one player
Origin of capot
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